This is the first picture of Julie Archer, who died after being set on fire at home, allegedly by her own brother.

The 49-year-old suffered from 70 per cent burns and was taken to hospital in Manchester by air ambulance but died of her injuries on Friday.

Tributes were paid to Ms Archer on Monday as her brother Stephen Archer, 50, appeared before Manchester magistrates charged with murder and arson with intent to endanger life.

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Julie Archer (pictured), 49, was covered in petrol and burnt alive at her home in Manchester. Her friends have begun fundraising for the burns unit where she was treated

Archer was also charged with possessing extreme pornographic images including 16 of adults having intercourse with animals.

Ms Archer’s daughter Quibilah, 19, escaped uninjured from an upstairs window of the house in Newton Heath, Manchester, with help from neighbours.

Ms Archer's brother, Stephen Archer (above), has been charged with his sister's murder as well as arson with intent to endanger life

Police captured Archer on Friday after a five-day manhunt which culminated in armed officers arresting him at Marple train station in Stockport where he was spotted by an off-duty officer.

During a brief hearing, he was remanded in custody to face Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday. No pleas were entered.

Friends of Ms Archer set up a crowd-funding page on the JustGiving platform asking for donations to be made to the burns unit at Wythenshawe Hospital where she had been treated by doctors.

By Monday evening, the site had already received more than £400 in donations.

Karen Wakefield, an old school friend who created the page said: 'As many of you may have seen in the news, sadly, Julie passed away.

'All of the support of friends and family hasn’t gone unnoticed and it is very much appreciated.

'This has been a really hard week for all of the family, and now she can be at peace we would love to donate money to the family & Wythenshawe hospital burns unit.'

In a Facebook post she added: 'Words cannot express how upset I am to hear my friend has passed away, I will treasure our childhood memories forever and I’m thankful you came to surprise me - never expected it would be our last hug. Sleep tight mate.'

The tragedy occurred shortly before 9.45am last Monday, when police were called to Ms Archer’s home.

During the manhunt for Archer, his mother Wendy Archer made an appeal through Greater Manchester Police for her son to give himself up after she received a birthday card from him.

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This is the moment Archer, 50, was wrestled to the ground by police officers outside Marple train station in Stockport last Friday after an off-duty officer spotted him leaving a train

Fire damage can be seen both in and outside Ms Archer's Newton Heath home, which was badly damaged in the attack on Monday, February 29

Speaking after the victim's death last week, Superintendent Arif Nawaz from GMP's North Manchester Division said: 'Our thoughts remain with this woman's family as they come to terms with the worst possible news.

'Our specialist support officers are continuing to support them at this dreadful time. As a result of this tragic development, the investigation team have now launched a murder inquiry.

'At this stage I would also like to thank the public for their continued support throughout this difficult and protracted investigation.

'We always aim to bring an incident like this to a safe conclusion and I am pleased to say that, as a result of the quick actions of an off-duty officer plus the professionalism of our armed officers, we have now resolved what could have been an even more serious situation.

During the manhunt for Archer, his mother Wendy Archer made an appeal through Greater Manchester Police for her son to give himself up after she received a birthday card from him

Police and forensic staff at the scene of the attack shortly after a call was made to the emergency services. Ms Archer's 19-year-old daughter was helped by neighbours to escape through a window

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Manchester woman burned to death ‘after being doused in petrol and set alight by brother’